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... GENERAL FEEDERS 
VffllTE GRUBS ( Phyllophaga spp. ) 
Masssachusetts A. I. Bourne (May 21): The first May beetles were collected 
the night of May l6 and 17, although to date very few of the 
"beetles have "been found. 
Indiana 
Illinois 
Iowa 
Missouri 
Kansas 
Mississippi 
H. F. Dietz (May IS): May beetles have been very abundant at 
lights at night since May 5« 
J. J, Davis (May 25): Have been abundant the -oast month. An 
unusual abundance was reported from Argos on May 17- Reports 
continue to be received calling attention to the abundance 
of white grubs in northern Indiana last season. 
W» P. Flint (May IS): The present season is one in which the 
major flight of adults of brood A "rould be expected. Rather 
heavy 'flights of May beetles have been noted in southern 
Illinois by S. C. Chandler, and in western Illinois by J. H* 
Bigger. In the eastern and northern parts of the State moderately 
heavy flights of May beetles occurred. 
C. IT. Ainslie (May IS): The emergence of adults at Sioux City 
has been retarded by cool, dry weather but they are now appearing 
in large numbers at lights, Lachnosterna implicita Horn and 
Lachno sterna rugo sa Melsh, are common 
L. Baseman (May 20): Since about May 10, two species of June 
Beetles (?) have been on wing in great .numbers collecting about 
shade trees and coming to lights, 
A, C. Burrill (May 22): Field corn is not up but local gar- 
dens suffer from above pests in many olaces in Jefferson City. 
I suppose that late season and weak corn, only a few inches 
high, has intensified the gardeners' troubles. 
J. W. McColloch (April 5): White grubs have caused serious 
damage to nursery stock grown at Bartlett. (May 7): Adults 
of this species were received from Salina with the information 
that they were defoliating elms. 
R. W. Harned (May 13): Although May beetles are apparently 
not so abundant this year as during several previous years, 
complaints have been received in regard to their damage to 
pecan trees. From Scooba, Miss. , on May 10, a correspondent 
wrote that most of the leaves and twigs from his young pecan 
trees had been eaten by May beetles. He reported them so numerous 
that they sounded like smarms of honeybees on his trees at night. 
The specimens that he sent proved to be Phyllophaga hir ticula 
and Phyllophaga praetermissa . Phyllophaga mi cans is the species 
that has been collected most abundantly this spring, especially 
from the southern part of the State. Up to May S, 5,SH8 May 
